The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-27
Credit MObilier.

Credit Mobilier.
In the Fortieth Congress-, 1867 6s
Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa, and Oake,
Ames OF Massachusetts were
fellow members Of the House o1
Representatives. They We're also as
| socrates in the board OF directors OF
the Sioux City and Pacific railroad
company. In casting about for mem
beers of Congress to whom he could
| .'sell Credit Mobilier stock Mt prices
much below its true value with intent
thereby to influence the votes and de-
cisions OF such members in matters to
be brought before Congress for ac-
ton" Lr. Anes selected Mr.. Allison
and Mr.. Wilson OF iowa, as members
suitable to his purpose, and found
them ready purchasers. They took
ten shares each of Mr.. Ames, and
would have taken more il he had
consented.
For this transaction Mr.. Anes was
subsequently expelled from his seat
in Congress. His Iowa customers, both
now members Of the Senate, escaped
O similar infection by hav-
ing ceased to be members Of the
House ut time OF the investigation.
The resolution expelling Mr.. Ames
was az follows:
"Whereas Mr.. Cakes Ames, a Rep
resentative in this House from the
State Of Massachusetts,, has been
guilty of selling to members Of Con-
Rrese, shares Of stock in the Credit
Mobilier of America, for prices much
below the true value OF such stock,
with intent thereby to influence the
votes and decisions Of such members,
in matters. to be brought before Con-
Rress for action. Therefore:
Resolved, That Mr.. Cakes Ames
be and he is hereby expelled from his
(See Poland Report. Iowa Tribune
To protect such men in Office the
last session Of the legislature commit
ed q crime against the people Of Iowa
that has no parallel in any charge Of
that party against the people Of any
State Of the South.
The constitution has been openly
violated for the purpose of retaining
these men in the Senate.
What fort In the interest Of the
peoplei or to serve the party, and
through it, the cause of monopoly,
The State Register few days since
declared that the state Legislature
was safe for these men, even though
it might 20 $1,000 against the state
ticket.
1t would seem that any person who
has the least independence of char.
acter would vote to rebuke such an
illegal assumption Of power II per.
united to go unrcbuked it is q DELHI.
crate overthrow Of popular govern.
lnent in Iowa, for partisan ends.
Look at the manner the state has
been gerrymandered to accomplish,
this result.
n. Nelson, on sec. 1854; Sam Pat
terson on sec. 1856 40; WIN. English
on SEQ. 1886 40; VIM. Buchanan on
sec. 29-95-40, and many others on
these lands falsely returned and pat
ented to the railroad by Mr.. Larrabee
have been presented with writs OF
ejectment and British Landlords
lease which they have accepted that
their homes might be owned by a
foreign syndicate for the poor privi-
lege Of living as tenants in the house
they have built and paid for.
In 1871 Atty. Gen. Brewster decided
that this grant OF lands had not been
earned by therailroads, basing his de
cission upon the fact that the conlpa-
nv had certified that it was not q land
grant road, and upon the further fact
that IL refused during the war to
transport soldiers free as required by
section 8, of the law making the grant.
The Governor has made four patents
to the railroads the aggregate lands
conveyed being 7,54O.a2 acres, when
it is notorious that neither of the
roads to which the lands have been
patented have complied with the
terms of the gran, by Congress to the
state, or Of the state, to the roads.
There would seem from these facts to
be no remedy for the settlers until the
untruthful and false certificate Of the
Governor il set aside.
Here are four Democratic counties,
ssch having but one Representatives:
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